This is a list of code names from 1944 that was used by Germany for armored units on the Western Front.

When determining code names, it is important that the names do not give any hints to what the code name covers. Conversely, the person who created these code names seems to have gone to quite some length in order to achieve exactly the opposite.

Unit Code name Comment
2. Panzer-Division Zwitschervogel "Chirping bird". Beginning of the code word is phonetically similar to the German word for two, Zwei.
9. Panzer-Division Neunkirschen German city. Beginning of the code word contains the German word for nine, Neun.
11. Panzer-Division Elfenbein "Ivory". Beginning of the code word contains the German word for 11, Elf.
21. Panzer-Division Feuchtigkeit "Humidity".
116. Panzer-Division Hundertmark Common German name. Beginning of the code word contains the German word for 100, Hundert.
Panzer-Lehr-Division Lebensweg "Vocation". Beginning of the code word is phonetically similar to "Lehr".
1. SS-Panzer-Division Leibach Probably from "Laibach", the German name for the city Ljubljana. Beginning of the code word refers to the division's name, Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler.
2. SS-Panzer-Division Zweibrücken German city. Beginning of the code word contains the German word for two, Zwei.
9. SS-Panzer-Division Neunendorf German city. Beginning of the code word contains the German word for nine, Neun.
10. SS-Panzer-Division Zentrifuge "Centrifuge". Beginning of the code word is phonetically similar to the German word for ten, Zehn.
12. SS-Panzer-Division Zwickmühle "Dilemma". Beginning of the code word is phonetically similar to the German word for 12, Zwölf.
3. Panzer-Grenadier-Division Drilling "Tripple".
15. Panzer-Grenadier-Division Fünfziger "Fifties". Phonetically similar to the German word for 15, Fünfzehn.
25. Panzer-Grenadier-Division Viertel "Quarter".
17. SS-Panzer-Grenadier-Division Goethe The division's name, Götz von Berlichingen, is also the name of a drama by the German writer Goethe.
Panzer-Brigade 106 Feldmütze "Field cap". Beginning of the code word refers to the brigade's name, Feldherrnhalle.
Führer-Begleit-Brigade Gleitvogel "Gliding bird". The beginning of the word appears in the middle word of the name of the brigade, Begleit.
Führer-Grenadier-Brigade Granate "Grenade". The beginning of the word is similar to the middle word of the name of the brigade, Grenadier.
Panzer-Abteilung (Funklenk) 301 Semper 1 "Semper" is latin for "Always".
schwere Panzer-Abteilung 506 Semper 6
Sturmpanzer-Abteilung 217 Semper 7
Panzer-Kompanie (Funklenk) 319 Semper 9
Sturmmörser-Kompanie 1000 Sturmboot Null "Assault boat zero".
Sturmmörser-Kompanie 1001 Sturmboot 1 "Assault boat 1"
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 653 Hubertus 1 Hubertusjagd is a traditional mounted hunt using hounds, named after the Saint Hubertus. It is a type of Hetzjagd (cursorial hunting).
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 682 Hubertus 2
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 683 Hubertus 3
Festung-Pak-Abteilung 501 Hubertus 4
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 741 Hubertus 5
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 654 Hubertus 6
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 657 Hubertus 7
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 668 Hubertus 8
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 519 Hubertus 9
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 681 Hubertus 10
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 686 Hubertus 11
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 708 Hubertus 12
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 559 Hubertus 13
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 560 Hubertus 14
Panzerjäger-Abteilung 655 Hubertus 15
Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 341 Stürmer 1 "Stormer".
Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 902 Stürmer 2
Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 243 Stürmer 3
Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 244 Stürmer 4
Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 394 Stürmer 5
Fallschirm-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 11 Stürmer 6
Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 667 Stürmer 7
Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 905 Stürmer 8
Fallschirm-Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 9 Stürmer 12
Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 280 Stürmer 10
Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 911 Stürmer 11

Sources

  1. Decknamen für Pz.-Verbände West. Berlin. 2 p. NARA T78 R621.